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Description

Capillary endothelial cells from mammalian cardiac muscle caught in the act of fluid-phase micropinocytosis. Arrows indicate multiple sites where invaginaton along the membrane suggests vesicles forming during an endocytic event. Figure 52 from Chapter 2 (Specializations of the Free Surface) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Mammalia; (mammals)
Cell Type: endothelial cell
Cellular Component: vesicle; plasma membrane; caveola

Biological Context

Biological Process: pinocytosis; endocytosis

Attribution

Name: Don W. Fawcett
Published: ISBN 0721635849
Link: Fawcett's "The Cell, 2nd Ed."

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Imaging Mode: illumination by electrons; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods: osmium tetroxide

Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue; osmium tetroxide fixed tissue; embedded tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	914px	——
Y	1272px	——

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